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About Weeping Maple and St. Augustine Grass


About St. Augustine Grass and Weeping Maple


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Tree  
Grass  

Origin
Eastern Asia  
Southeastern United States, California, Caribbean  

Types
Ever red , Crimson queen  
Grass  

Number of Varieties
6  
99+
1  

Habitat
Shady Edge  
marshes, Swamps, Tropical Climate  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8  
8-11  

AHS Heat Zone
8-2  
12 - 9  

Sunset Zone
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
H1, H2, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped  
Mat-forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
300.00 cm  
99+
760.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
300.00 cm  
99+
15.00 cm  

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Red  
-  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Red, Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Gold, Orange Red  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Maple shaped  
Fin-shaped Tufts  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer  
Indeterminate  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
Yes  

Tolerances
Drought  
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Transplanting  
Plugs, Sod, Sprigs  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering  
Average Water Needs  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Beetles  
-  

Allergy
-  
Congestion, Itchiness, sneezing  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  
Beautification  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
-  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Used in lawns and turf  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier  
Lawns and Turf  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'  
STENOTAPHRUM secundatum  

Common Name
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple  
Softleaf Buffalo Grass, St. Augustine Grass  

In Hindi
Weeping Maple  
St. Augustine Grass  

In German
Weeping Maple  
St. Augustine Grass  

In French
Maple pleureur  
St. Augustine Grass  

In Spanish
weeping maple  
St. Augustine Grass  

In Greek
weeping maple  
St. Augustine Grass  

In Portuguese
chorando de bordo  
St. Augustine Grass  

In Polish
płacz klonu  
St. Augustine Grass  

In Latin
weeping maple  
St. Augustine Grass  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Angiosperms  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Eudicotyledones  
Liliopsida  

Order
Sapindales  
Cyperales  

Family
Aceraceae  
Poaceae  

Genus
Acer  
Stenotaphrum  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  

Tribe
-  
Paniceae  

Subfamily
-  
Panicoideae  

Number of Species
130  
99+
7  
99+

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Properties of Weeping Maple and St. Augustine Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Weeping Maple and St. Augustine Grass? We provide you with everything About Weeping Maple and St. Augustine Grass. Weeping Maple doesn't have thorns and St. Augustine Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Weeping Maple does not have fragrant flowers. Weeping Maple has allergic reactions like and St. Augustine Grass has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Weeping Maple and St. Augustine Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Weeping Maple and St. Augustine Grass

Season and care of Weeping Maple and St. Augustine Grass is important to know. While considering everything about Weeping Maple and St. Augustine Grass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Weeping Maple season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and St. Augustine Grass season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Weeping Maple is Clay, Loam, Sand and for St. Augustine Grass is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Weeping Maple is Acidic, Neutral and for St. Augustine Grass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Weeping Maple and St. Augustine Grass Physical Information

Weeping Maple and St. Augustine Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Weeping Maple height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas St. Augustine Grass height is 760.00 cm and width 15.00 cm. The color specification of Weeping Maple and St. Augustine Grass are as follows:

Care of Weeping Maple and St. Augustine Grass

Care of Weeping Maple and St. Augustine Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Weeping Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and St. Augustine Grass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Weeping Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer St. Augustine Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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